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[vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
Thanks!
Viraj
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Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by "Sanghvi, Viraj" <vi...@amazon.com>.
Is it possible to mount a vfs on a local file system and navigate/browse as any other file system? I think something like this was mentioned on the VFSNext wiki page, but was wondering if anyone had tackled this.
On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
>
> Ralph
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I should have been more clear.
>>
>> So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
>>
>> Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
>>
>> Does that make more sense?
>>
>> Thanks for the quick response!
>>
>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
>>>>
>>>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Viraj
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RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by Frank van der Kleij <kl...@hotmail.com>.
I just uploaded the distribution on http://sourceforge.net/projects/vfs-utils/files; file vfsshell-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT-server-bin.zip contains the SSHD server with SFTP support for VFS. It also contains the local command line interface, which is inspired on the example shell of VFS and gives a range of file system operations and allows running scripts. The command line interface is a good tool for local tests.
You might want to configure the commands that are available for the users that log in with SSH, see http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/shell/sshd.html for this.
Typically you would want to put your own libraries in local/lib and configuration files that need to be in the classpath in local/classes.
I still have some work on closing the file system when there are no more users connected, but unless you have many users this should not be too big a problem; when the same user logs in twice the file system is reused the second time.
The SFTP server supports protocol v3 with some limitations on the random access and file appending parts.
I haven't been able to test everything, this isn't exactly a finished product, but give it a spin and see if it works for you.
You'd better not use this mailing list if you have any questions, but you can use the one of the sourceforge project instead.
Frank
> From: virajs@amazon.com
> To: user@commons.apache.org
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:35:11 -0700
> Subject: Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> That's terrific news! I look forward to picking it up.
>
> Viraj
>
> On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Frank van der Kleij wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Viraj,
> >
> > Guillaume Nodet from the Apache SSHD project just included the necessary for the SFTP support in the SSHD trunk and he plans to deliver v0.4.0 soon.
> >
> > I will start the integration this week-end and I think that in a week or so I'll have it working using VFS.
> >
> > It will need some thorough testing, because you'd be the first to put it to use.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >> From: kleij@hotmail.com
> >> To: user@commons.apache.org
> >> Subject: RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
> >> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:02 +0000
> >>
> >>
> >> SFTP has nothing to do with FTP unfortunately, so Apache FTP Server only supports FTPS.
> >>
> >> But I know that the Apache SSHD server has (or is working on) SFTP support. I have integrated my VFS CLI in the Apache SSHD server; it is still experimental, but it does have SCP support. (The SCP does not allow browsing by WinSCP though.) I have been wanting to check out the SFTP integration, but haven't found time for it yet.
> >>
> >> The CLI/SSHD binding can be found at
> >>
> >> http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/shell/sshd.html
> >>
> >> Frank
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Subject: Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
> >>> From: ralph.goers@dslextreme.com
> >>> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:31:44 -0700
> >>> To: user@commons.apache.org
> >>>
> >>> I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
> >>>
> >>> Ralph
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Sorry, I should have been more clear.
> >>>>
> >>>> So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
> >>>>
> >>>> Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does that make more sense?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for the quick response!
> >>>>
> >>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ralph
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks!
> >>>>>> Viraj
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Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by "Sanghvi, Viraj" <vi...@amazon.com>.
Hi Frank,
That's terrific news! I look forward to picking it up.
Viraj
On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Frank van der Kleij wrote:
>
>
> Hi Viraj,
>
> Guillaume Nodet from the Apache SSHD project just included the necessary for the SFTP support in the SSHD trunk and he plans to deliver v0.4.0 soon.
>
> I will start the integration this week-end and I think that in a week or so I'll have it working using VFS.
>
> It will need some thorough testing, because you'd be the first to put it to use.
>
> Frank
>
>> From: kleij@hotmail.com
>> To: user@commons.apache.org
>> Subject: RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
>> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:02 +0000
>>
>>
>> SFTP has nothing to do with FTP unfortunately, so Apache FTP Server only supports FTPS.
>>
>> But I know that the Apache SSHD server has (or is working on) SFTP support. I have integrated my VFS CLI in the Apache SSHD server; it is still experimental, but it does have SCP support. (The SCP does not allow browsing by WinSCP though.) I have been wanting to check out the SFTP integration, but haven't found time for it yet.
>>
>> The CLI/SSHD binding can be found at
>>
>> http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/shell/sshd.html
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>>
>>> Subject: Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
>>> From: ralph.goers@dslextreme.com
>>> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:31:44 -0700
>>> To: user@commons.apache.org
>>>
>>> I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry, I should have been more clear.
>>>>
>>>> So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
>>>>
>>>> Does that make more sense?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the quick response!
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ralph
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Viraj
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RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by Frank van der Kleij <kl...@hotmail.com>.
Hi Viraj,
Guillaume Nodet from the Apache SSHD project just included the necessary for the SFTP support in the SSHD trunk and he plans to deliver v0.4.0 soon.
I will start the integration this week-end and I think that in a week or so I'll have it working using VFS.
It will need some thorough testing, because you'd be the first to put it to use.
Frank
> From: kleij@hotmail.com
> To: user@commons.apache.org
> Subject: RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:02 +0000
>
>
> SFTP has nothing to do with FTP unfortunately, so Apache FTP Server only supports FTPS.
>
> But I know that the Apache SSHD server has (or is working on) SFTP support. I have integrated my VFS CLI in the Apache SSHD server; it is still experimental, but it does have SCP support. (The SCP does not allow browsing by WinSCP though.) I have been wanting to check out the SFTP integration, but haven't found time for it yet.
>
> The CLI/SSHD binding can be found at
>
> http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/shell/sshd.html
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> > Subject: Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
> > From: ralph.goers@dslextreme.com
> > Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:31:44 -0700
> > To: user@commons.apache.org
> >
> > I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
> >
> > Ralph
> >
> >
> > On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry, I should have been more clear.
> > >
> > > So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
> > >
> > > Does that make more sense?
> > >
> > > Thanks for the quick response!
> > >
> > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> > >
> > >> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
> > >>
> > >> Ralph
> > >>
> > >> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
> > >>>
> > >>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks!
> > >>> Viraj
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RE: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by Frank van der Kleij <kl...@hotmail.com>.
SFTP has nothing to do with FTP unfortunately, so Apache FTP Server only supports FTPS.
But I know that the Apache SSHD server has (or is working on) SFTP support. I have integrated my VFS CLI in the Apache SSHD server; it is still experimental, but it does have SCP support. (The SCP does not allow browsing by WinSCP though.) I have been wanting to check out the SFTP integration, but haven't found time for it yet.
The CLI/SSHD binding can be found at
http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/shell/sshd.html
Frank
> Subject: Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
> From: ralph.goers@dslextreme.com
> Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:31:44 -0700
> To: user@commons.apache.org
>
> I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
>
> Ralph
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I should have been more clear.
> >
> > So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
> >
> > Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
> >
> > Does that make more sense?
> >
> > Thanks for the quick response!
> >
> > On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> >
> >> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
> >>
> >> Ralph
> >>
> >> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
> >>>
> >>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> Viraj
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Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by Ralph Goers <ra...@dslextreme.com>.
I'm not familiar with FTPServer Bridge. IIUC it provides an FTP interface to any of the file system providers that VFS supports. I can't say I've ever looked for anything similar to what you are trying to do. I would suggest you either contact the authors of FTPServer Bridge and ask there or look into modifying that code yourself. You might also consider using WebDav. cadaver provides an CLI that is similar to FTP.
Ralph
On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:09 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> Sorry, I should have been more clear.
>
> So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
>
> Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
>
> Does that make more sense?
>
> Thanks for the quick response!
>
> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
>
>> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
>>>
>>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Viraj
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Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by "Sanghvi, Viraj" <vi...@amazon.com>.
Sorry, I should have been more clear.
So the VFS FTPServer Bridge (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html), gives you an ftp interface to a VFS (which could be another FTP server, WebDav, etc). This is nice as it allows me to host an ftp server, which people can log into and browse a VFS (in my case, this filesystem would otherwise only be accessible via a restful api).
Unfortunately, FTP isn't very secure, and FTPS can have issues when behind a firewall, so I'm looking for a similar solution where I can host an SFTP server which allows user to read/write to a VFS.
Does that make more sense?
Thanks for the quick response!
On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:55 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
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> Ralph
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>> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
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>> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
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>> Thanks!
>> Viraj
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Re: [vfs] Putting a VFS behind a sftp server
Posted by Ralph Goers <ra...@dslextreme.com>.
Yes, VFS has support for sftp. I don't personally use the ftp or sftp providers but I know lots of other people do. However, your question has me confused. When you say "I'd like VFS to be accesssible via sftp" I'm not sure what you mean. VFS is a client layer that provides a File-like interface to access resources that are accessible via protocols with a file-system like structure, such as FTP, WebDav, etc.
Ralph
On Apr 26, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Sanghvi, Viraj wrote:
> Hi, I'm really interested in using VFS, but was wondering if there was a sftp bridge like the ftp bridge to Apache FTPServer (http://vfs-utils.sourceforge.net/ftpserver/index.html). Basically, I'd like the VFS to be accessible via sftp.
>
> If there isn't something available, what would I need to do to get this to work? Is it possible to just mount an vfs in a unix file system?
>
> Thanks!
> Viraj
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